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The Health Movement
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062 — Small Consistent Actions, Big Lives: Sam Demma on Kindness, Perspective & Owning Your Path
In Episode 062 of The Health Movement Podcast, Sam Demma — bestselling author and education keynote speaker — breaks down how “Small Consistent Actions (SCA)” turn big goals into daily inevitabilities. He shares the “Be Someone’s Taco” kindness story, a rain-day perspective shift that changes results, and the subtractions that freed up his energy (less scrolling, alcohol-free stretches, fewer comparisons) as he trains for a full Ironman.
“Make your goals inevitable with small consistent actions.”
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
✅ SCA and the one-degree rule for direction over speed
✅ Micro-kindness that lands at the right moment
✅ Cognitive reframing: same storm, different story → different day
✅ Strategic subtraction: what you stop to create space for growth
✅ Why mentorship beats DIY when you want to go faster
✅ Identity, confidence, and choosing hard goals on purpose
00:00 — Intro & disclaimers (YouTube/Spotify/subscribe)
01:15 — The “Be Someone’s Taco” story (two tacos, big impact)
06:30 — Perspective: the rain-day salesman parable (Jim Rohn)
10:59 — Soccer dreams, injuries, and first school talks
15:51 — Age bias, tough message, and confidence reframed
19:13 — Imposter syndrome & focusing on growth
22:20 — SCA: make goals inevitable + the one-degree rule
25:36 — What Sam stopped doing (scrolling, alcohol, comparison)
28:46 — Learning cadence & Ironman training mindset
32:28 — Coaching over DIY: ask who’s done it already
34:51 — Derek’s MA run idea & making the most of health
37:00 — From bullying to Empty Your Backpack tour
40:13 — “Be Someone’s Taco” book & age range
42:11 — Where to follow/booking & close
Connect with Sam Demma:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sam_demma/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sam_demma
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-demma/
- Website: https://samdemma.com/
- Empty Your Backpack: https://a.co/d/4DU2bN8
- Be Someone's Taco: https://besomeonestaco.com/
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